East Side Church has met on Monday nights for nearly 10 years at what was once considered the standard excepted meeting time of 7:00P.M. However, times have changed and in a recent discussion with our Body we discovered that most all of our folks have to get up on Tuesday morning at some unbelievably early [...]
So the intention of this blog was to share my experiences of conducting business using mass transit. My particular mass transit system is Tri-Met, operated by Metro, which seems to be something artificially created by the government that is not state, not county, not city, but which has an amazing amount of autonomous power over [...]
That’s why “Going Green” is such a hard transition for me. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the little blue ball we call home; it’s just that I don’t appreciate all of the superfluous hype that surrounds the movement.
Somewhere along the line, even with the advent of the internet and information overload, we have to decide that somebody else can be a better widget technician than we can, and that they are not going to rip us off.
AP - An intensifying voicemail hacking and police bribery scandal cut closer than ever to Rupert Murdoch and Scotland Yard on Sunday with the arrest of the media magnate's former British newspaper chief and the resignation of London's police commissioner.
Killing of adviser another blow to Afghan leader
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AP - Gunmen strapped with explosives killed a close adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament on Sunday in another insurgent strike against the Afghan leader's inner circle.
Parties assess debt options as time runs short
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AP - The White House held out hope Sunday that congressional leaders still had time "to get something big done" with President Barack Obama as the deadline for raising the nation's debt ceiling drew nearer without a solution.
Casey Anthony lies low on first day of freedom
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AP - This is what freedom looks like for Casey Anthony: $537.68 from her jail account, no job, estranged parents, a criminal record, lawsuits pending against her and the hatred of multitudes who think she got away with murder.
Perry's credentials: As conservative as they come
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AP - Should Rick Perry conclude that voter discontent has left him an opening to enter the presidential race, the longtime Texas governor would be among the GOP field's most conservative candidates.
